Giorgio Spada
Professor, Universita’ di Urbino

When the mass of an ice sheet changes, sea level does not varies uniformly around the world. There are many reasons for this: the solid Earth time-dependent response to surface loading, the gravitational interactions between the components of the Earth system, the irregular and evolving shape of the coastlines, and more. All these effects are accounted for in the so-called “Sea Level Equation”, the fundamental tool for modeling GIA (Glacial Isostatic Adjustment). A sea level equation solver (SELEN) is now available to the CIGers. By some examples, ranging different time scales, we will show how SELEN can be employed in sea-level change investigations and, in general, in solid Earth geophysics.

[All 2013-14 webinars] [YouTube]

1. Spada
2. webinar
3. 2013